Discovery Employer Reviews

Only place that hired for character vs skill and built a life style into the workplace.

My job consisted of helping customers find what they need and make them feel comfortable about the clothes they need were buying, dressing bust forms, organizing and cleaning the store after closing.I learned how to be more confident in my speech and that customers genuinely enjoyed my services. No part of the job was really too hard, if you put effort – more... into what you're doing. Talking to customers and seeing what they were looking for and building a bond with my returning customers is what I loved the most about my job. – less

A typical day in this position was to travel within the city to different locations to copy medical records for various clinics.

taking money, putting the outfit out, and checking bags, i also had a lot of team work

GREAT MEETING DIFFERENT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. Teens would be excited to work here.

Day at work:
Lesson Plans
Circle Time
Free Play
Diapers
Art
Outside Play
Diapers
Lunch
Nap
Free Play

What I Have Learned:
How to work with others as a team
How to work in a timely manner
Learn the growth of children

Managment:
Very Professional
Easy to talk to
Understanding
Co-workers:
A very big family
Loving
Funny
Loyal
Hard-working

Hardest part – more... of the job:
Dealing with non-understanding parents
Childrens tempers

The most important part of the job:
Watching the children grow
There Laughter
There happiness
Feeling accomplished when I have taught them something new – less

good working environment and the workers are easy to get along with

The floor managers are all pretty pleasent people, easy to work with, and friendly. The job itself was easy and rewarding as well. However when calling in for work the programming wasn't ever what it was supposed to be so it was really inconvenient to have to go in twenty minutes early to find out if I had to work or not.

We went to a home to assit during the induction week, made gardens

lots of exposure to new thngs. promotes a culture of innovation, this is avery cultured company and its's culture is so nice, healthy and you feel at home. the hardest part of the job is excessive work

Various job functions required different working requirements. At work from 07h00 until 16h00. I do not take lunch. My reporting functions are the first thing done in the morning, followed by elevated queries. Then onto creating operational data reports and requirements for various areas in the fund, Meetings occur normally between 10h00 and 15h00 and – more... cover a range of issues from operational, to auditing, to training of staff.
My management is supportive and do use their influence to assist in driving projects.
Hardest part of the job is dealing with staff related issues, especially on non-performance. But that is part of the job. The most enjoyable part of the job is in guiding the team to reach there goals and resolving an elevated query favourably. (Ensuring the best is done, to the letter of the law and communicating that in a clear and concise manner.) – less

We work according to service level agreements. I have three hours to answer a query and email once received. I have one hour to respond to an escalation both internal and external. I am constantly pushing cases through the system to ensure that the service level agreements are kept within each department that the applicatoins fall into. I also have – more... to give detialed feedback to my manager if there are problems on cases – less

it has not all been good and fun but i guess, we are always learning everyday working with different people and meeting new people. at the moment i am working under a great manager.

when you've gt more work to do at a limited time I've learn that challenges are are the to grew u up in every situation.the most enjoyable part of the job it when you reach you dead lines on time

Its a very busy environment, supporting 4 countries with all Telephony issues and Voice issues. It was diffucult for the first 2 weeks but all worked out with a good team and management. I only came in with AVAYA PABX expirence but i joined a very good team and within a month i was up to date with all other systems like Recording system and Telephone – more... Management System. – less

a typical day at work would entail taking calls.
i have learned to be patient and that different people have different ways of communication, communicating with different members has also assisted me in improving my communication skills. We work closely as a team so I have learned to accommdate others and assist where necessary.

the hardest part of – more... the job is remaining calm while dealing with irate memebers and the most enjoyable thing is working with engertic and viabrant people – less

Upon arrival I set up my room with digital recording equipment to record the sworn testimony for Discovery, and would greet and provide for the needs and comfort of lawyers and their clients. I was responsible for a complete set of notes and a listing of undertakings and refusals of undertakings, a clear digital recording, and copies of exhibits and – more... all relevant documentation.
I taught myself shorthand to ensure more complete note-taking and learned transcription using Scribe/Universal StopStart, Word Perfect (similar to Microsoft Word), and templates. I also honed my service skills in dealing with professionals and their clients in a high-pressure and often emotionally-charged environment, working under strict time constraints when taking the case and in providing the official transcript when ordered, particularly expedites.
Working for two owners was often difficult due to conflicts between them. Personalities and personal problems affected staff and set a negative tone in the office environment, and made expectations of job performance unclear and unpredictable.
Co-workers were supportive of each other and resourcefully worked together to accomplish tasks and share information and skills.
Cancellation of work was the most difficult aspect of the job and often occurred less than 24 hours before the scheduled case. Also, there was no guarantee of a minimum number of scheduled hours per week.
As a Reporter for Discovery I was able to bring all of my service experience to bear in a high-energy environment and master many new professional tasks. I truly enjoyed the multi-tasking nature of my role as "Madame Reporter," and particularly the opportunity to act as a facilitator and positively affect and improve the experience of our clients. – less

Most of the days were hectic but this turned out to be a good experience because i learnt to work under pressure and delivering good results. My workmates were supportive and goal achievers. One of the most challenging issues were meeting the agreed target in a small town like East London, above all Discovery was a fun place to be and one would carry – more... out duties without being coherced. – less

The theory part where we did maths and ecconomics was enjoyable,my co-workers were fine and fun to work with.

Read the daily stats update email advising how far our “pool” is in terms of being in turnaround time. Answering members emails, to meet the minimum stats required in a day. Investigating and resolving each email regarding the Vitality product to the members’ satisfaction. If I have trouble with any particular query I can always ask my team leader for – more... assistance. Once done with the days stats send and email advising my team leader of the completion. – less